Abdullah's Bear Needs A Name by Yasmin Hanif, Illustrated by Sophie Benmouyal 🧸📚🎉 A heart-warming story of family connection and tradition. Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @sophiebenmouyal.bsky.social @Florisbooks.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#childrensbooksillustration#kidlitYasminHanif

The House at the Edge of the World by Nadine Aisha Jassat Do you believe in magic? Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social #NadineAishaJassat @flaviasorr.bsky.social @hachettechildrens.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

Absolutely DELIGHTED that Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody is on the UKLA longlists. This is one chosen by teachers, and I’ve been lucky enough to win it before with A Monster Calls. What a lovely surprise to wake up to.

Our #BookoftheWeek and we're big fans of Kate Sheehy #BookSky

My Name is Jodie Jones by Emma Shevah A superb debut and heart-grasping novel. 📚📚📚📚 Read review by Karen Harding on www.mybookcorner.co.uk #ya#yabooks#bookrecommendations#reading#fiction#yabookstagram#yalit#yaliterature#yawriters

The Busiest Beaver by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley Guest post by author Lu Fraser today! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social 🦫🦫🦫 An absolute treat! 📚📚📚 #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren #TheBusiestBeaver

Everything Amplified by Sarah Lippett and Ziggy Hanaor Cover Reveal on My Book Corner Today! 📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉 Publishing on 18th September @sarahbroadley.bsky.social #ya#yabooks#bookrecommendations#reading#fiction#yabookstagram#yalit#yaliterature#yawriters#Sarah Lippett#Ziggy Hanaor#cicadabooks

Blog Tour! #TheBusiestBeaver Exclusive content from author Lu Fraser! 🦫🦫🦫 @simonkidsuk.bsky.com Librarygirlandbookboy.com Myshelvesarefull.com Thebearandthefox.com Checkmeoutbooks.wordpress.com #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

Cruise Ship Kid: Thief At Sea! by Emma Swan 🛳️🚢🌊🌊 Can Silver remain true to herself and make new friends? 📚📚📚 Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social ‪@emmaswanauthor.bsky.social mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren#katesaunders#usborne

Kerfuffle Bird by Helen Docherty and Gwen Millward 📚📚📚 Let your emotions out; have a party, have some fun!🎉🎉🎉 Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @helendocherty.bsky.social‬ @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#gwenmillward

We are thrilled to reveal the cover for Owning It: Our disabled childhoods in our own words. Out 24 April. Edited by James and Lucy Catchpole and @jenvcampbell.bsky.social, and illustrated by Sophie Kamlish. Read more via @the-bookseller.bsky.social: www.thebookseller.com/comment/insi....

We are delighted to welcome our new reviewer, Karen Harding, to My Book Corner! 🎉🎉🎉🎉✍️✍️✍️📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉 Look out for reviews by Karen on our website soon! #bookreviewers #review #books #booksbooksbooks #bookish #book #ya #childrensbook #kidlit

✨🐦 KERFUFFLE BIRD is out this week!!! 🐦✨ Illustrated by Gwen Millward @oxfordchildrens.bsky.social Huge thanks to Gerry Smith for the FAB Kerfuffle Bird song 🎵 & to @imogencarter.bsky.social @familyofbeasts.bsky.social @marcelafwrites.bsky.social for the reviews 💗💛💚 Available to pre-order now! 😍

The Museum of Lost Umbrellas by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick ☂️🌂☂️ You will never look at an umbrella the same way again! 📚📚📚 Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @faberchildrens.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#fantasy#booksforchildren

Had a fantastic time @edbookfest.bsky.social. It was a joy to chair some brilliant events, host a lead readers session for @openbookreading.bsky.social, catch up with visiting creatives, delighted to be guest at some of the school events through @mybookcorner.bsky.social and more!

SCBWI EU is offering an online workshop on Voice given by yours truly on Fri 26 Sept. (Be aware the listed time is for Amsterdam.) It’s a practical discussion on voice with exercises to help you uncover and enhance the voice of your work-in-progress. Details are here: www.scbwi.org/events/editi...

Firebloom by Justin Davies 🪼🪼🪼🪼 A must read! 📚📚📚📚📚 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @[email protected] #JustinDavies#FrancescaFicorilli#mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren#jellyfish#adventure

War Dog by Tom Palmer, Illustrated by Carolina Rabei Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @tompalmerauthor.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren#carolinarabei#vjday80

Exclusive Q&A with Maisie Chan - Nate Yu's Blast From The Past! Interview by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @maisiechan.bsky.social @simonedouglasillustrates.bsky.social @piccadillypress.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

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Nate Yu's Blast From The Past by Maisie Chan Illustrated by Simone Douglas 📚📚📚 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social Look out for our fabulous @mybookcorner.reviews Q&A with @maisiechan.bsky.social🎉 #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

Runaways by E.L.Norry 📚📚📚 A brilliant heart-rending novel full of hope! 💜💜💜 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @elnorrywriter.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #MargaretHope#mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#books for children#hope

📚 Happy 3rd Birthday to @books_that_help_! 🎂 MBC pick: The Bear-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty, illustrated by Thomas Docherty Join the fun! What #BooksThatHelp do you recommend? @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social‬ @thomasdocherty.bsky.social @quartokids.bsky.social #BooksThatHelp #BTH25 #PB #KidLit

Best of All Worlds by Kenneth Oppel This novel conjures up genuine fear and trepidation! 📚📚📚 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @guppybooks.bsky.social #KennethOppel#JamesFraser#ya#yabooks#bookrecommendations#reading#fiction#yalit#yaliterature#yawriters

The arrival of the new Serena Molloy has made a sunny afternoon brighter😎 With illustrations by George Ermos (is that the Pigeon House on the cover?)

The brilliant cover art is by George Ermos, who's also drawing a double page map for the interior. And it's edited by the incomparable @sarahlstewart.bsky.social and @foyinsipub.bsky.social!

A gorgeous fantasy, perfect as a summer holiday read, The Museum of Lost Umbrellas by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is out 31/07 and will be one of my favourite stories of 2025. @faberchildrens.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/t...

Project Pony by Camilla Chester, Illustrated by Irina Avgustinovich 🐴🐴🐴 A must-read for all! 📚 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social @camcauthor.bsky.social #IrinaAvgustinovich @fireflypress.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

The Bear-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty, Illustrated by Thomas Docherty This book is powerful. Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social‬ @thomasdocherty.bsky.social‬ @quartokids.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit

This week’s #PictureBookFriday review is for the beautiful Follow the Swallow by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by @thomasdocherty.bsky.social. Out 05/06 from @farshorebooks.bsky.social worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/f...

We're delighted that #Superwolf by @helendocherty.bsky.social & @thomasdocherty.bsky.social has been shortlisted for #BookTrustStorytime Prize 2026! 🥳 Huge congrats and thank you to @booktrust.org.uk for all their important work in engaging children across the country through the prize!

Super Goat Girl is out today! Happy book birthday to @traceybaptiste.bsky.social and @dapsdraws.bsky.social on this incredible story about joy, confidence and knowing how special you actually are! My review up soon @mybookcorner.bsky.social 📚❤️ #PB

Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime by Jennifer Claessen 📚📚📚 Delve into an ancient world in this time travelling mystery! Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren#egypt#myths

A skilfully written moving rhyming story of loss and love @writerpoetjohn.bsky.social beautifully illustrated by @thomasdocherty.bsky.social #TheBearShapedHole @quartokids.bsky.social #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks is #RedReadingHub’s #picturebook of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d8f

In advance of publication this week of #TheBearShapedHole, thanks to @thomasdocherty.bsky.social and @quartokids.bsky.social for my lovely new t-shirt!

Publication day! #TheBearShapedHole, companion title to #TheHareShapedHole, is out in the world today!

Very pleased to see The Bear-Shaped Hole chosen as one of @theguardian.com’s best new books for children ❤️ www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

The Boy in the Tree by Lisa Thompson, illustrated by Katie Kear 🌳🌳🌳 Look beyond behaviour to the heart! Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social #lisathompson#katiekear #mg#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit #booksforchildren

If you write everyday. Draw every day. Make art everyday. Some of it will be good. That doesn’t mean the rest of it is wasted.

Ooh! this is my weekend read - just getting started. It has a very shiny gold cover 💛 #kidlitUK @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social

The very shiny time travel adventures of Netta Becker and the Timeline Crime @jenniferclaessen.bsky.social is definitely one to seek out. #kidlitUK

A new era is coming ❌️🦊

With dangers aplenty and themes of friendship, hope and the power of dreams, the action-packed fantasy #GargoylesGuardiansoftheSource @tamsinmori.bsky.social @uclanpublishing.bsky.social is #RedReadingHub’s #kidkit #fiction book of the day reviewed on the blog wp.me/p11DI5-d6i

📢 Calling all teachers and librarians! We have leaflets available for you to spread the word about the Northern Literary Festival, taking place on 19th July. Get in touch if you would like a pack to give out to your children. We hope to see you there! #NYALitFest #KIDSLitFest

What if you were stuck in a story without a happy ending? 📚📚📚 Review by @sareenmclay.bsky.social ‪@alexlatimer.bsky.social ‪@phildrawsthings.bsky.social @scholastic.bsky.social #pb#childrensbooks#illustration#childrensbooksillustration#booksforkids#kidlit#booksforchildren

Dead Real, Written and Illustrated by Poppy T. Perry 📚📚📚 A fantastic, illustrated YA novel about love, commitment and understanding. 💕 Review by @sarahbroadley.bsky.social #poppytperry#ya#yabooks#bookrecommendations#reading#fiction#yalit#yaliterature#yawriters#foxandinkbooks#zombies#romance

We had a delightful time with @brunadeluca.bsky.social 's launch for her @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social debut, Livia in Rome, last night. Books, snacks, cakes & amore! ❤️ No Vespas were harmed in the making of this event... 🛵 #books #livres #YABooks #Edinburgh #Edimbourg

🐇"Once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."🐇 ~The Velveteen Rabbit, 1922 #MarjoryWilliamsBianco #ChildrensClassics #Booklover #Kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration #kidlit #picturebooks #books #BookSky #BookClub #KidLitSky #KidLitChat #KidLitCommunity #rabbits

Out today — Detective Dimple and the Colourless Coral Mystery! 🦀🪸🔍 Happy #PublicationDay to @woolrichwrites.bsky.social and Lauren Reeves! 🎉 Grab your copy and join Dimple & Yeehaw Seahorse on an underwater adventure to save the coral! amzn.to/4cpKDup